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that is where we need to go in terms of reducing the deficit. guest: that is true, we to cut spending, but there is some conflicting of a couple issues. we to cut long-term spending on retirement programs to make them more in line with economic growth, not make them grow that much more quickly than economic growth. all the things that the republican house has passed, cuts, have the discretionary spending and non-defense discretionary spending. so i think it is true you have to be serious about long-term mandatory spending reductions, but you cannot get their only by spending -- reducing spending. you have to do something on taxes. really, plan b was about tax cuts, not spending. it seems to me the only with the republican party will get major spending cuts passed is it they also agreed to new revenue. otherwise, the president cannot be out there continually only cutting spending while leaving all of the bush-ever tax cuts in place. host: let me share with you what family pet rich writes. she says it is almost certain that social security will be
that is where we need to go in terms of reducing the deficit. guest: that is true, we to cut spending, but there is some conflicting of a couple issues. we to cut long-term spending on retirement programs to make them more in line with economic growth, not make them grow that much more quickly than economic growth. all the things that the republican house has passed, cuts, have the discretionary spending and non-defense discretionary spending. so i think it is true you have to be serious about...
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guest: if usyou confiscated the taxes from the top 2%, it would not affect the deficit. as far as they prepare our registration, it takes effect this year. data not what anybody hanging out a shingle and charging people to prepare tax returns. there should be some competency. i think they start next year. the paris have to pass a tests to charge people -- tax preparers must pass a test to charge people to prepare their taxes. host: next up is stanley in massachusetts on our line for independents. caller: i thank you so much for c-span. i got caught with the amt for 1990 and 1993. they waited three years so i could not file an 1040x. i made $88,000 that year as an out of state tool designer. i had $11,000 in interest on my home because i refinanced its with expensive banks. the computer keicked me -- kicked me out say i owed $11,000 for amt. i took them to court for that. it -- it took them a year to give me an answer. guest: this is the problem we have this year. it was never intended to get the middle class. the way it works in massachusetts, you are the poster child fo
guest: if usyou confiscated the taxes from the top 2%, it would not affect the deficit. as far as they prepare our registration, it takes effect this year. data not what anybody hanging out a shingle and charging people to prepare tax returns. there should be some competency. i think they start next year. the paris have to pass a tests to charge people -- tax preparers must pass a test to charge people to prepare their taxes. host: next up is stanley in massachusetts on our line for...
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federal employees have already sacrificed tremendously to demands for deficit-reduction. leaving aside whether deficit reduction is desirable or necessary, federal employees have already been forced to give up $103 billion worth of compensation. that is certainly the context in which we are absolutely demanding that not another penny come out of this work force. federal employees have had a two-year pay freeze, which was extended an additional pre months. federal employees hired after january 1, 2013 will pay four times more for their pension benefits. just in case anybody is trying to think about a lot of the false rhetoric that has been tossed around in this town about federal employees' compensation, the fact of the matter if is 96% of private- sector workers who have a pension like the federal government, they pay zero. now the new employees will pay a 41 times more. we have already given up $103 billion in compensation. host: sequestration, the across- the-board cuts that could come into effect unless congress and the white house act, which could mean for federal wor
federal employees have already sacrificed tremendously to demands for deficit-reduction. leaving aside whether deficit reduction is desirable or necessary, federal employees have already been forced to give up $103 billion worth of compensation. that is certainly the context in which we are absolutely demanding that not another penny come out of this work force. federal employees have had a two-year pay freeze, which was extended an additional pre months. federal employees hired after january...
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last, we only had $1 trillion in deficits. his point is correct. the problem is you have the government taking in 60% of gross domestic product in tax revenue and spending between 23% or 24% in gdp in spending. we are borrowing 40 cents on every dollar that we stand. that has to close. i mentioned the gdp figures because the historic average is that the government takes in about 18% of the gross domestic product. the 2% is a manageable deficit. we are at 16% and 24%. that is too big. if you want to question it broadly, at what level do you set the tax rates and at what level do you set think spending rates? if you continue spending at 24%, taxing and 24% will never happen. the question is, where in the middle ground to you end up? the bowles-simpson commission proposed 21% in taxes and revenue, which would be the balance you would get to. republican members of congress insists that it does not go any higher than 18%. that is the fight that will play out in the next couple of years. how much of our spending are we actually paying for? host: we want
last, we only had $1 trillion in deficits. his point is correct. the problem is you have the government taking in 60% of gross domestic product in tax revenue and spending between 23% or 24% in gdp in spending. we are borrowing 40 cents on every dollar that we stand. that has to close. i mentioned the gdp figures because the historic average is that the government takes in about 18% of the gross domestic product. the 2% is a manageable deficit. we are at 16% and 24%. that is too big. if you...
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you still capture a lot of revenue for deficit reduction. on the tax side, we are coming together to a reasonable solution. on the spending side, it's very difficult. i was surprised to see him put in the sequester back on the table. the sequester been the across- the-board cuts of 9%, including the defense budget. i think that is terribly damaging in the short term. right now with a fragile economy, you cannot put that much money out of the economy. i look. at my look i of seven employers in my district all depending significantly on federal spending. those are private sector jobs. humana is based. in my based 3% of its business is administering government health programs. when you start taking those kind of spending cuts -- i understand medicate is off the table. ups as a $1 billion contract with the federal government. ups is based in my district. the other health-care companies, university of louisville, pell grants and research dollars, all those things are private sector jobs that are affected when government spending cuts. i know that
you still capture a lot of revenue for deficit reduction. on the tax side, we are coming together to a reasonable solution. on the spending side, it's very difficult. i was surprised to see him put in the sequester back on the table. the sequester been the across- the-board cuts of 9%, including the defense budget. i think that is terribly damaging in the short term. right now with a fragile economy, you cannot put that much money out of the economy. i look. at my look i of seven employers in...
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it is still about three times the average deficit under bush. let us go back to the clinton tax era. eileen anywhere between republican and libertarian. up -- yes i am not. i lean anywhere between republican and a libertarian. host: what do you make of republicans up on capitol hill -- to sort of a back off the tax pledge that he took when he ran for senate, saying he would not raise taxes. caller: if we are going to raise taxes my important thing is raising them on everybody. because if they try to strike a compromise where only the rich get taxed, then it gets more progressive. it is not a point to help the budget. we are right to raise taxes, raise them all the way down to where clinton had them. host: senators lindsey gramm represented peter king, talking publicly abandoning the pledge of democrats will talk seriously about entitlement reforms. rest in peace, grover norquist? there are not enough republican tax hikes -- republicans to hike taxes for obama. the left is doing its best to make tax hikes appear to be a foregone conclusion. that
it is still about three times the average deficit under bush. let us go back to the clinton tax era. eileen anywhere between republican and libertarian. up -- yes i am not. i lean anywhere between republican and a libertarian. host: what do you make of republicans up on capitol hill -- to sort of a back off the tax pledge that he took when he ran for senate, saying he would not raise taxes. caller: if we are going to raise taxes my important thing is raising them on everybody. because if they...
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guest: we have to reduce the deficit. yes, we both agree, democrats and republicans, that we have to tackle the deficit. the question is how quickly and how. the democrats have been very clear that we have committed to spending cuts. we believe they have to be in all aspects of the budget. every part of the government should be more efficient. we have to start cutting where we can and where we believe there is less of a priority. we have agreed to spending caps at $1.20 trillion over 10 years and an additional over $1 trillion through a sequester or through other ways. we have already committed to $3 trillion and we would do more. haspresident's budget talked about cutting the deficit in half in five years. that is pretty significant. we also believe that we have to deal with this in two ways. it cannot be all done by spending cuts. every bi-partisan commission says it cannot be done without some discussion. we believe that is true. republicans do not. they will do any cuts as deep as they can go without responsibly consi
guest: we have to reduce the deficit. yes, we both agree, democrats and republicans, that we have to tackle the deficit. the question is how quickly and how. the democrats have been very clear that we have committed to spending cuts. we believe they have to be in all aspects of the budget. every part of the government should be more efficient. we have to start cutting where we can and where we believe there is less of a priority. we have agreed to spending caps at $1.20 trillion over 10 years...
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spending cuts equal tired deficits. the only way to fix the deficit is to get the jobs bill. in the reagan administration, reagan raised taxes very high and invested in infrastructure. they build of the freeways. when clinton was the president, they raised taxes on the rich and the jobs created. this republican congress has not invested in infrastructure. they just cut and put people out of work. they want to know, where is the money? it shows private-sector jobs went up in the in clinton -- in the clinton administration. host: do you think the sequester cuts go too far? you're against cutting, as you say. do the sequester cuts are too much? caller: way too much. one out of the money into a jobs bill? -- why not put the money into a jobs bill? put the money into infrastructure. build the roads, build of the bridges. put people to work. host: thank you for the call. jim on twitter rights congress and confidence are two words that do not belong together. on the issue of your confidence in congress keeping with the spending cuts, let's get a few more calls in. we will go right t
spending cuts equal tired deficits. the only way to fix the deficit is to get the jobs bill. in the reagan administration, reagan raised taxes very high and invested in infrastructure. they build of the freeways. when clinton was the president, they raised taxes on the rich and the jobs created. this republican congress has not invested in infrastructure. they just cut and put people out of work. they want to know, where is the money? it shows private-sector jobs went up in the in clinton -- in...
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a huge deficit of over $1 trillion under the obama economy. to me, that is the key point -- paying for this. host: one is extending the tax break and the other is the debate over unemployment benefits. guest: the unemployment benefits, absolutely. people in the hardest-hit states can get up to 99 weeks of unemployment benefits, a check of about $300 a week. how do you get those people best prepared to go back to work? the president called for keeping people in high school until the age of 18 and make sure people get their degree. one of the things the house has passed his people out of work and working on getting their degree. and making sure they are ready to be prepared to go back to work so they are able to pass a drug test in order to go into the workplace. those are the sorts of things that are included. the president says things are getting better, then we should not need to be on unemployment insurance for a full 99 weeks. host: senator barrasso with us for a half hour so we want to get to your phone calls. you can also tweet and e-mail
a huge deficit of over $1 trillion under the obama economy. to me, that is the key point -- paying for this. host: one is extending the tax break and the other is the debate over unemployment benefits. guest: the unemployment benefits, absolutely. people in the hardest-hit states can get up to 99 weeks of unemployment benefits, a check of about $300 a week. how do you get those people best prepared to go back to work? the president called for keeping people in high school until the age of 18...
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the deficit and the debt could grow as our economy grew. it is a serious situation and needs to be addressed. and what of the components of this issue is to address get through the revenue side of things. that is where you are hearing a lot of discussion today. host: and that discussion taking place on yesterday's sunday show. "meet the press" hi charles schumer on. will you a little bit of that now. [video clip] >> it is not mathematically possible if you stick with the tenet that most people agree with, which is to not raise taxes below $250,000. if you're going to get to the number of $4 trillion deficit reduction, which we have to do, and you are not going to increase taxes on the middle class, which you should not do because their incomes are shrinking, the only way mathematically that i have seen to do is to go back to the 39.6% rate. if someone has another plan that does not do that, we can look at it. host: your thoughts on senator schirmer's comments yesterday? guest: this is where we have divided government. we have republican tha
the deficit and the debt could grow as our economy grew. it is a serious situation and needs to be addressed. and what of the components of this issue is to address get through the revenue side of things. that is where you are hearing a lot of discussion today. host: and that discussion taking place on yesterday's sunday show. "meet the press" hi charles schumer on. will you a little bit of that now. [video clip] >> it is not mathematically possible if you stick with the tenet...
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we say we are concerned about the deficit but if we are willing to blow a hole for the deficit like that, the only way to make it up is to cut out all of those things we have done together as a nation to make a stronger. investment in research and development and science. investments in infrastructure. helping kids go to college. taking care of our veterans. making sure that if you are disabled or your report child or your a senior citizen, that you have a basic baseline where you can live with dignity and respect. and get the help you need. i do not think that is how you grow an economy. host: president obama from yesterday. facebook is available if you want to get your comments on the bush era tax cuts and if they should be extended. we had 12, and starting off this program. you're a two -- host: charlotte, north carolina. in our discussion about the extension of the tax cuts. john, good morning. caller: thank you for taking our calls. i have been listening to all of the other speakers and listening to president obama talking about how to grow an economy. well, the economy is obviously
we say we are concerned about the deficit but if we are willing to blow a hole for the deficit like that, the only way to make it up is to cut out all of those things we have done together as a nation to make a stronger. investment in research and development and science. investments in infrastructure. helping kids go to college. taking care of our veterans. making sure that if you are disabled or your report child or your a senior citizen, that you have a basic baseline where you can live with...
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between now and 2040 we will run deficits every year. my congressman voted for the paul ryan budget plan. he has almost guaranteed that every year or so he will have to raise the national debt ceiling. now, how can you call that betsy and courageous when it will do nothing to get power over spending under control for the next 30 years? guest: it is a fair point. on the one hand, president obama has put us in such an incredible fiscal hole. it is incredible how far our country has stumbled because of these backward policies with stimulus plans that could not create jobs and cost the unemployment rate to rise, not fall. it will take a lot of time to get out of this. if you look at dynamic scoring. paul ryan fixes the tax code as well. if in the to the growth aspects, it will not take 40 years -- if you look at the growth aspects, it will not take 40 years. i remember when speaker newt gingrich said we will balance the budget in seven years, and people said that will never happen. we did have spending under control. i give newt gingrich a l
between now and 2040 we will run deficits every year. my congressman voted for the paul ryan budget plan. he has almost guaranteed that every year or so he will have to raise the national debt ceiling. now, how can you call that betsy and courageous when it will do nothing to get power over spending under control for the next 30 years? guest: it is a fair point. on the one hand, president obama has put us in such an incredible fiscal hole. it is incredible how far our country has stumbled...
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we had a one $0.30 trillion deficit last year -- 1.3 trillion dollar deficit last year. it is not the only piece of the pie, but you can not just blindly say we need to spend more money. we have to make this fit within a realistic budget. our entire national security strategy will crash and a mountain of debt no matter how many ships and troops we have. host: california. democrat line. caller: i was listening to a previous caller about spending more money on homeland defense, defending our borders. i remember vividly after 9/11, we went into afghanistan, and i was not watching the news for a while, and all of the sudden we are in iraq, and i'm thinking to myself, did we get bin laden? what is going on? when we invaded iraq, there was no taliban or al qaeda in iraq. the point i am making, is our defense doubled at that point in time, and all that was timmy was dick cheney and george bush supporting the military industrial complex. i think we want to cut social security and other things. i think we could cut back defense spending in half and just protect our own borders. t
we had a one $0.30 trillion deficit last year -- 1.3 trillion dollar deficit last year. it is not the only piece of the pie, but you can not just blindly say we need to spend more money. we have to make this fit within a realistic budget. our entire national security strategy will crash and a mountain of debt no matter how many ships and troops we have. host: california. democrat line. caller: i was listening to a previous caller about spending more money on homeland defense, defending our...
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there's a lot of debates around when you should or should not allow deficits. the recovery act of 2009 and 2010, which actually increased grant funding significantly from most states. every state. it did create a huge budget problem in washington, but also mitigated the impact of the recession because there was all of this federal money flowing through the states to help bolster the economy host:: -- economy. host: here is a tweet. guest: states are often concerned about the notion of unfunded mandates. what happens when the federal government would like to do something, but the federal government does not really have the money to do it, so it requires and the states have to carry out those programs. from the federal perspective they would say, we are really putting our conditions on aid. in order to get these federal monies, you have to follow a set of rules. states are free to walk away from federal monies in all of these areas if they choose to do so. but in truth, medicaid states get at least 50 cents of every dollar paid for by the federal government, and
there's a lot of debates around when you should or should not allow deficits. the recovery act of 2009 and 2010, which actually increased grant funding significantly from most states. every state. it did create a huge budget problem in washington, but also mitigated the impact of the recession because there was all of this federal money flowing through the states to help bolster the economy host:: -- economy. host: here is a tweet. guest: states are often concerned about the notion of unfunded...
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our national deficit has grown through $16 trillion. the president said he was gone to cut that in half, but it doubled under his watch. very disturbing is that when the president came into office there were 32 million americans on food stamps. today its 47 million. there is still an incredible number of ohioans and americans out there struggling. the choice is clear. we can have four more years like the last of zero four. what america needs is a real recovery. only romney and ryan can provide that. host: when the president took office we were losing 800,000 jobs a month. since the president took office, we have 5.5 million additional jobs. truck about the automobile recovering, he saved the automobile industry and 1/88 jobs in the state are reflective of the auto industry. i worked the railroad 41 years. the guys and women working there, they're happy, jumping up and down because they have employment. one out of eight jobs are connected to the auto industry. not only that, the government at the time, strickland, and the president came
our national deficit has grown through $16 trillion. the president said he was gone to cut that in half, but it doubled under his watch. very disturbing is that when the president came into office there were 32 million americans on food stamps. today its 47 million. there is still an incredible number of ohioans and americans out there struggling. the choice is clear. we can have four more years like the last of zero four. what america needs is a real recovery. only romney and ryan can provide...
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we have a trillion dollars deficit, we've had $4 trillion deficits in a row , we've had virtually no unemployment growth over the last years, what does this k-bt president want to talk -- incunbant president want to talk about. i think this selection of paul ryan will require the president of the united states to talk about the real issues for the next 90 days that are important to the american people. host: michael goodwin had this in his oped, it says mitt was on the ropes, he said until yesterday nobody acowsed mitt romney of being bold, romney leaped outside the box for the most important decisionly make as a candidate. by picking the youthful and brainy paul ryan as his running mate ryan passed -- romney passed up controversial options, he went for bold instead of safe. >> again, if old means we're going to force these important issues to the top of the agenda in this campaign to discuss. then it was a bold chase. -- choice. we have a fiscal cliff that the next president faces after he is elected, even before he's inaugurated. we have so many fiscal issues to deal with and i thi
we have a trillion dollars deficit, we've had $4 trillion deficits in a row , we've had virtually no unemployment growth over the last years, what does this k-bt president want to talk -- incunbant president want to talk about. i think this selection of paul ryan will require the president of the united states to talk about the real issues for the next 90 days that are important to the american people. host: michael goodwin had this in his oped, it says mitt was on the ropes, he said until...
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if the deficit is doubled, that means george bush's part of the deficit is half. republicans have never wanted to pay their share of the debt he has created. we have to get somebody in there that is going to help pay the deficit. i am middle income. the last payroll deduction i got, i saw $6 more a week on my check. i would rather you take that $6 back and help pay the deficit off. i am tired of this war. bill clinton and george bush start two wars and do not want to fund them. here we are with the mess we have got. guest: i have to tell you, i am tired of people blaming it on bush. at his buddy says bush took us to war and the war is what created all of this debt. bush did not take us to war on his own. democrats voted for that war, too. congress voted for it. you cannot pay it all on george bush. under present obama's term as president, we have accumulated -- he has accumulated 1/3 of our debt, more of -- more than all of our presidents combined in american history. we cannot continue down this path. why don't we stop the blame game and figure out how to fix it?
if the deficit is doubled, that means george bush's part of the deficit is half. republicans have never wanted to pay their share of the debt he has created. we have to get somebody in there that is going to help pay the deficit. i am middle income. the last payroll deduction i got, i saw $6 more a week on my check. i would rather you take that $6 back and help pay the deficit off. i am tired of this war. bill clinton and george bush start two wars and do not want to fund them. here we are with...
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the of fully paid for that so it does not increase the deficit or the debt. in the case of the farm bill, it is not a trust fund issue, and we do save -- we are reducing 10%. if we continue to work across the budget in that fashion, we absolutely do address the deficit and the debt, and we need to. there is a lot more work to do here, but we're moving in the right direction. host: florida. dan on the republican line. caller: good morning. we are citrus business. there is a program, and it is like supplement above the crop insurance, which crop insurance is very good and had a few freezes a few years ago, but this is supposed to help the farmer, too. why has it taken so long to get anything done with this program? it will be two years before i received any payment. guest: right on. that was one of the problems with the sure program. it was really slow and hard getting that out there. this is used for example when you have a freeze. that is why we take this program out and replace it with ag risk coverage, which you will ensure at whatever level you decide to f
the of fully paid for that so it does not increase the deficit or the debt. in the case of the farm bill, it is not a trust fund issue, and we do save -- we are reducing 10%. if we continue to work across the budget in that fashion, we absolutely do address the deficit and the debt, and we need to. there is a lot more work to do here, but we're moving in the right direction. host: florida. dan on the republican line. caller: good morning. we are citrus business. there is a program, and it is...
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not a dime went to deficit reduction. so, i really think we ought to agree on standing these cuts or at least stopping the tax increases and making a serious commitment of guaranteed up or vote on fundamental tax reform next year so we can discuss not only how we create changes in the tax code and sustain entitlements and get healthcare costs under control. >> how does it reduce uncertainty if you take 98% of the uncertainty off the table? >> those who will be punished in the proposal are small business owners, those who are most likely to contribute to economic growth and frankly i -- we might be able to find one economist who thinks it is good for the economy to raise those taxes. but we would wear out a car trying to find a second. host: kevin brady on our "news make makers" program. in williamsburg the in the gives association is holding one of their meetings to talk about issues that not only deal with their state but on a larger scope with overall conditions especially economic of the nation. joining us is the natio
not a dime went to deficit reduction. so, i really think we ought to agree on standing these cuts or at least stopping the tax increases and making a serious commitment of guaranteed up or vote on fundamental tax reform next year so we can discuss not only how we create changes in the tax code and sustain entitlements and get healthcare costs under control. >> how does it reduce uncertainty if you take 98% of the uncertainty off the table? >> those who will be punished in the...
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they are not proposing to add to the deficit. there is a philosophical feeling amongst some conservatives in the house that you should only use user fees to pay for this. host: g.o. in atlanta, you are on with -- joe in atlanta, you are on with joan lowy. less chance for g.o.. we will go to new york. john, you're on the air. caller: i think this is a great, wonderful thing, but we are talking about an idea that is far ahead of where america is. the country is falling apart. there is no money for anything because the military industrial complex has been given over to the united nations with obama so he does not need approval from congress to start wars. we are stuck here with a puppet leader that is controlled by the offshore banking cartels and drug cartels. we are sitting here arguing over who will transport themselves from one place to another. host: we will leave it there. just to pull something of what he had to say, joan lowy, the $109 billion pot, is this a large transportation bill historically? guest: now. it will pay mor
they are not proposing to add to the deficit. there is a philosophical feeling amongst some conservatives in the house that you should only use user fees to pay for this. host: g.o. in atlanta, you are on with -- joe in atlanta, you are on with joan lowy. less chance for g.o.. we will go to new york. john, you're on the air. caller: i think this is a great, wonderful thing, but we are talking about an idea that is far ahead of where america is. the country is falling apart. there is no money...
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we all know the drivers of the deficit are not a lack of revenue but frankly the failure to deal with long-term entitlements and the retirement of the baby boom generation. it all takes on -- in terms of revenue, all the bush tax cuts come to an end at the end of this year near the payroll tax deduction comes to an end at the end of this year. sequester begins the first day of next year. revenue situation will be dealt with. that's by the end of the year. it will probably depend on who wins the election. if you gave the president and the democrats ever tax increase they asked for, you are still talking about trillions of dollars in shortfall over the next decade. given the entitlement issue is the main pinkberrry that's what brian budget does. host: congressman, what did you learn from paul ryan's plan last year? the concern over medicare, there's been attention paid even on the campaign trail, newt gingrich going back and forth on what is take on this is. what did you learn from that and what has congressman ryan done differently? guest: you learn that you can test the third rail of
we all know the drivers of the deficit are not a lack of revenue but frankly the failure to deal with long-term entitlements and the retirement of the baby boom generation. it all takes on -- in terms of revenue, all the bush tax cuts come to an end at the end of this year near the payroll tax deduction comes to an end at the end of this year. sequester begins the first day of next year. revenue situation will be dealt with. that's by the end of the year. it will probably depend on who wins the...
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the problem i have with china right now is our trade deficits are huge. right now, like in the american goods that are sent to china china automatically charges us 22% to import that. we only charge 2% or 3%. we need to raise our taxes on chinese goods that come in here. we need to make it easier for companies to come back here and build stuff in the united states. china is not a friend. i do not see it. i really do not. host: "cq" is reporting that the "house delays plans to vote on a highway bill." host: that is from "cq" today. vice-president biden has been playing host to vice-president xi jinping china and he spoke about u.s. competition economically. [video clip] >> the united states and china will continue to compete and as americans, we welcome competition. it is part of our dna. it propels our citizens to rise to the challenge. cooperation, as you and i have spoken about, can only be mutually beneficial if the game is fair. that is why in the meetings we've had this morning, essentially a continuation of the multiple meetings we had in your count
the problem i have with china right now is our trade deficits are huge. right now, like in the american goods that are sent to china china automatically charges us 22% to import that. we only charge 2% or 3%. we need to raise our taxes on chinese goods that come in here. we need to make it easier for companies to come back here and build stuff in the united states. china is not a friend. i do not see it. i really do not. host: "cq" is reporting that the "house delays plans to...
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that would cut the deficit in half. that would affect the ability to finance this larger government than he has created. so that would be consistent with his vision. then we would have a cry for tax reform act of top rates on the wealthy would be too high if you are running a small business. so they would eliminate some deductions. the tax burden overall would be about the same. and the deficit if with starts to wind down. the problem is president obama has also presided over a french- style growth rates of 2% per year. is not the worst of jamee have been been in the post world war era. -- this is not the worst jam. reagan had the economy growing at 6%. whereas mr. obama, to%. the downside has been the notion of accepting a much slower broken. longer-term, the pyramid of our society is getting more like a column, because we're having more and more older people -- people are living older and we can raise the retirement age. even with that we will have a larger elderly population to take care of. 2% growth becomes very di
that would cut the deficit in half. that would affect the ability to finance this larger government than he has created. so that would be consistent with his vision. then we would have a cry for tax reform act of top rates on the wealthy would be too high if you are running a small business. so they would eliminate some deductions. the tax burden overall would be about the same. and the deficit if with starts to wind down. the problem is president obama has also presided over a french- style...
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you voted and the results increased our deficit by 200 billion, billion with a b dollars. >> find a key governors races from across the country on c- span, c-span radio and c- span.org/campaign2012. host: we turn our attention now to the history of the october surprise. or events that happened before an election. our guest is joining us from their studios in washington you wrote that the october's surprise is a long story and mostly exaggerated history. so, why we have october surprises and what are they? guest: the notion of the last minute big moment that changes the trajectory of any given rate, started back in 1972 when henry kissinger said that a couple days before the presidential election that there is a possibility of the peace during the vietnam war, just before the election it was seen as an effort to try to get those last few voters that were upset with president nixon over in the vietnam war in his camp. it turns out he did not need them. and in every subsequent presidential race, the media is looking for the big game changing moment in the last month that could move a lot o
you voted and the results increased our deficit by 200 billion, billion with a b dollars. >> find a key governors races from across the country on c- span, c-span radio and c- span.org/campaign2012. host: we turn our attention now to the history of the october surprise. or events that happened before an election. our guest is joining us from their studios in washington you wrote that the october's surprise is a long story and mostly exaggerated history. so, why we have october surprises...
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is continuing to amass these huge deficits. i think young people will understand that ours is the party of opportunity and jobs, and if they want a president that could create good jobs and allow a more prosperous future i hope they will vote for me. host: heather smith, president of rock the vote" "national journal" has an article we have referred to this morning and you did the right -- guest: is great to see the president moving forward not just with talks, but with real plans. the top concerns of young people are jobs, finding a job in this economy, and also the incredible debt they are amassing as they graduate. i think young people will respond to this. not just the talk, but the plans in place for summer job programs, into a chip programs, and the fight to stop the student loan interest rate from the boeing. host: -- from dublin. host: we are on with heather smith. we will show you some touts, think of them like video twitter. we guessed some in north carolina what they thought about the election. >> my most important is
is continuing to amass these huge deficits. i think young people will understand that ours is the party of opportunity and jobs, and if they want a president that could create good jobs and allow a more prosperous future i hope they will vote for me. host: heather smith, president of rock the vote" "national journal" has an article we have referred to this morning and you did the right -- guest: is great to see the president moving forward not just with talks, but with real...
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job creation equals deficit reduction. more than a third of the deficit can be reduced if we took the unemployment numbers below 6%. how do you get there? you get there by investing in the american people. of course we want private sector jobs to be created, which, under the obama administration, have been created, more so than even during the bush administration, where they begun the great loss of jobs, both in the manufacturing sector and other jobs in general. but here is a time when you need your country to stand behind its people, not by way in terms of handing out unemployment check, but in terms of putting them back to work. very good principle that is make an awful lot of sense, and in doing so, we help deal with the deficit and get after some of our larger problems as we work our way through this recession. and instead, to your point, we end up with a tastes great, less filling argument in congress. people are saying, well, gee, i understand the need for us to be austere and tighten our belts, but my god, we've go
job creation equals deficit reduction. more than a third of the deficit can be reduced if we took the unemployment numbers below 6%. how do you get there? you get there by investing in the american people. of course we want private sector jobs to be created, which, under the obama administration, have been created, more so than even during the bush administration, where they begun the great loss of jobs, both in the manufacturing sector and other jobs in general. but here is a time when you...
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of four trillion dollar deficit a year in a row? this is nothing compared -- it is 14 trillion dollars total, but compared to medicare and social security. it will be 50 trillion dollars before it is done. we're facing a massive amount of federal debt. no significant plan in place to address this. >> we have a kansas calller. host: we have a kansas caller. guest: i am from parker. my brother still lives there. good to hear the name was selac. caller: i am very concerned about a story i heard where they are denying benefits to the children of undocumented workers. those children that were born, they are not here of their own volition. they did not come here themselves. i am extremely concerned that enying milk two little babio l, as winston churchill put it, i am very concerned about that. if i do not have a right, i would like you to correct me and what our decision is in dealing with these persons come up because it seems to me like we experience a great deal of positive work, and if we are inviting these people in, it looks to me
of four trillion dollar deficit a year in a row? this is nothing compared -- it is 14 trillion dollars total, but compared to medicare and social security. it will be 50 trillion dollars before it is done. we're facing a massive amount of federal debt. no significant plan in place to address this. >> we have a kansas calller. host: we have a kansas caller. guest: i am from parker. my brother still lives there. good to hear the name was selac. caller: i am very concerned about a story i...
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the mounting trade deficit the u.s. has. we need china to rebalance its economy as we are restructuring our economy. we will talk about how to proceed on a secured -- we will talk about how to proceed. on the security front, we talk about syria. number 3 always injects itself randomly into this yvette. -- event. host: do these topics stay the same when these talks are hosted? guest: the basket of issues keeps a certain continuity. there is a basket of cultural and human rights. there is the security basket. what is in the best it keeps changing, or somewhat changing. here's the economic basket and that keeps evolving. for instance, i would say the exchange rate issue between the chinese dollar and the u.s. dollar has been very substantial. now, with some progress in revalue in the r&b -- rmb, it is a non-issue. the basket stays the same. what is in it or the emphasis given to different components changes over time. host: this year is different in the sense that we have a couple of different events happening at the same time
the mounting trade deficit the u.s. has. we need china to rebalance its economy as we are restructuring our economy. we will talk about how to proceed on a secured -- we will talk about how to proceed. on the security front, we talk about syria. number 3 always injects itself randomly into this yvette. -- event. host: do these topics stay the same when these talks are hosted? guest: the basket of issues keeps a certain continuity. there is a basket of cultural and human rights. there is the...
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it does not address the deficit or the debt. has been guest: it is not done a single vote in either chamber. guest: you just balance yours with tax cuts for the rich, and the president has a more balanced approach. that is the difference. host: let's get to the cause. we will keep the conversation going. virginia. robert. independent line. caller: a lot of people here in the country to not have a high- school education, but they could see the writing on the wall, that all the money being spent now is a start of the bush and administration, starting wars that were not paid for. we are not going back to that. on this stuff about our grandkids paying the bills. they're not going to have money pay anything with because republicans did not want to regulate wall street or these oil companies. i hope things do not turn out like the elections did for bush. he stole it. the higher court put him in there. host: sean spicer, president george w. bush did speak yesterday. it is the first time you heard from him in a while publicly, and he ta
it does not address the deficit or the debt. has been guest: it is not done a single vote in either chamber. guest: you just balance yours with tax cuts for the rich, and the president has a more balanced approach. that is the difference. host: let's get to the cause. we will keep the conversation going. virginia. robert. independent line. caller: a lot of people here in the country to not have a high- school education, but they could see the writing on the wall, that all the money being spent...
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we recognize we have a huge deficit problems. this has woken up to understand that we have to look what programs and what level of funding. host: how do you keep members in engage on this? guest: you cannot. they are not listening. host: posttraumatic stress disorder. guest: you send the word out repeatedly to people. it is a stigma. we need help for these men and women. these people then get services and you will have people that will be able to work and function and take care of families. host: we are taking calls and the lines are open. air is a special line for health care professionals -- there is a special line for health care professionals. joseph, good morning. caller: good morning. i worked in new york city for about 28 years as a certified guidance counselor. if i could give my personal testimony. i studied at hunter college in new york for a master's degree in counseling. that master's degree at that time required only 30 credits, graduate credits. i was in the last class that was certified at 30 credits. after that it
we recognize we have a huge deficit problems. this has woken up to understand that we have to look what programs and what level of funding. host: how do you keep members in engage on this? guest: you cannot. they are not listening. host: posttraumatic stress disorder. guest: you send the word out repeatedly to people. it is a stigma. we need help for these men and women. these people then get services and you will have people that will be able to work and function and take care of families....
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the deficit was about 1.5% of gdp and the unemployment rate was 5%. george bush has a mixed record and i'm the first guy to limit that. host: a question from maverick on twitter. i have no trouble with governor romney provided additional tax returns. i say let it all hang out. the remarks by harry reid that romney has not paid taxes in 10 years or without fact. he has no sources and it is stupid. that is the lowest form of politics. i would probably err on this side of more transparency. host: let's go to bob from dallas, texas, this morning. caller: i am a liberal and calling on the independent line. i believe in the liberal publication of laws. why your guest prefers to social security as an entitlement. i am eligible for social security by paying into it. i paid 100% of my income -- it goes towards social security. a very large income or salary. i do not understand why they continue to refer to it as an entitlement. if we continue to do away with jobs by outsourcing them and we'll have ceo's and wealthy individuals that only pay social security on
the deficit was about 1.5% of gdp and the unemployment rate was 5%. george bush has a mixed record and i'm the first guy to limit that. host: a question from maverick on twitter. i have no trouble with governor romney provided additional tax returns. i say let it all hang out. the remarks by harry reid that romney has not paid taxes in 10 years or without fact. he has no sources and it is stupid. that is the lowest form of politics. i would probably err on this side of more transparency. host:...
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those three things will help our trade deficit. host: 173 exporters in michigan have been helped by the export- import bank. the top three destinations are mexico, turkey, and canada. john is on the democrats' line. caller: thank you for taking my call. can you give me a better definition of for you mean by it made in america? is that just designed in america and outsourced manufacturing or 100% designed and manufactured in america? host: you are talking with fred hochberg, the president and chairman of the export-import bank. guest: when i say made in america for us to back them, a 85% of the product needs to be made here, manufactured here using american products and materials. we want to make sure when we do financing is generating jobs in the united states. host: daniel asks if it is more of a first come-first serve basis. guest: the big picture strategy is looking at products and services with a large u.s. content. we have focused the bank on aircraft, army clinic, medical equipment because they're great american products and
those three things will help our trade deficit. host: 173 exporters in michigan have been helped by the export- import bank. the top three destinations are mexico, turkey, and canada. john is on the democrats' line. caller: thank you for taking my call. can you give me a better definition of for you mean by it made in america? is that just designed in america and outsourced manufacturing or 100% designed and manufactured in america? host: you are talking with fred hochberg, the president and...
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the cbo projects that under a plausible set of assumptions, the budget deficit would still be greater than 4% of gdp in 2018, assuming the economy has returned with potential by then. moreover, under the cbo projection, could deficit and raise your federal debt to gdp would subsequently returned to an upward trend. we should all understand that long-term projections of ever increasing deficits will never actually come to pass because the willingness of plunder to continue to fund the government can only be sustained by irresponsible fiscal plans and actions. host: that was ben bernanke at the economic club of new york yesterday. looking for your confidence in the u.s. economy. already getting some comments on facebook -- abroad we are taking your comments on twitter, facebook, and calls. we start with joseph from maryland on the democratic line. thanks for joining us. caller: good morning. the issue is -- there are multiple variables. it's not just the fiscal cliff. our economy is interdependent, we are dependent on europe and china and those economies are slowing down. inevitably, th
the cbo projects that under a plausible set of assumptions, the budget deficit would still be greater than 4% of gdp in 2018, assuming the economy has returned with potential by then. moreover, under the cbo projection, could deficit and raise your federal debt to gdp would subsequently returned to an upward trend. we should all understand that long-term projections of ever increasing deficits will never actually come to pass because the willingness of plunder to continue to fund the government...
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but at this point we have a huge federal deficit. and we're running annual deficits of at least 8% of our g.d.p. and our growth debt is so we're going to see our debt rise substantially. and if we don't do something by the end of the decade or 2020, 2021 or 2023, we're going to have growth rates comparable to greece. so at some point we have to have austerity. we're in a period of austerity now in the sense that the annual deficit falling. i just don't see the room right now for another stimulus program. >> for the manufactures alliance for productivity and inknow vacation. host: here is what manufacturers look at. labor costs. 57% is the most important issue. the product quality, 41%. ease of doing business, 29%, and 28% is the proximity or closeness to customers. so labor costs, dan meckstroth, how can the u.s. compete? guest: well, if you look at the per cam tae g.d.p. theirs is 1% of ours. with that said, is their productivity 1% of ours? we produce products that require intellectual property and typically don't produce a lot of
but at this point we have a huge federal deficit. and we're running annual deficits of at least 8% of our g.d.p. and our growth debt is so we're going to see our debt rise substantially. and if we don't do something by the end of the decade or 2020, 2021 or 2023, we're going to have growth rates comparable to greece. so at some point we have to have austerity. we're in a period of austerity now in the sense that the annual deficit falling. i just don't see the room right now for another...
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with the country running with a $16 billion deficit -- or trillion-dollar deficit, to add that much more expensive it does not make any sense to me. guest: the caller raises the point of whether we should offer the same benefits if you have a brother or say -- sister living with you, and i think that -- you know, at the heart of the issue is the institution of marriage and the fact that the society views marriage as a very unique and distinctive thing. at this point, the federal government and defense department policy tracks with that, and marriage is different than any other kind of roommate or family relationship. so, i mean, i think it is pretty clear at this point why you would not be able to get housing allowance and other types of health benefits for a brother, just because your brother did not happen to have any health benefits himself. as far as the idea that this will somehow create a greater backlog, i did not think that the numbers really bear that out. this is a very small percentage of the force the we're talking about. i did not think it will really have the substantial of
with the country running with a $16 billion deficit -- or trillion-dollar deficit, to add that much more expensive it does not make any sense to me. guest: the caller raises the point of whether we should offer the same benefits if you have a brother or say -- sister living with you, and i think that -- you know, at the heart of the issue is the institution of marriage and the fact that the society views marriage as a very unique and distinctive thing. at this point, the federal government and...
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we also have to deal with the dead and the deficit. i have always been supportive of growing big. we have to come together in a fair and balanced way. that includes revenue. you cannot do this in a fair and balanced way without having at least part of the resolution including new revenue. it's very important that we resolve this by the end of the year. if we don't, it could have a tremendous impact on our economy. the differences are real. we cannot turn our back on those. but the way in which we deal with those differences is very important. host: how potentially real is sequestration at this point? guest: nobody wants it. nobody wanted to go into effect. as a result, i think it's very unlikely, but on the other hand we have to come together to resolve it. many companies in my district work with the defense department. they are not sure how this is one to resolve itself. as a result, they are beginning to cut back already on some of their expenses. that is true on the defense side. i imagine there are other entities across the country that are doing the same. it would behoove us
we also have to deal with the dead and the deficit. i have always been supportive of growing big. we have to come together in a fair and balanced way. that includes revenue. you cannot do this in a fair and balanced way without having at least part of the resolution including new revenue. it's very important that we resolve this by the end of the year. if we don't, it could have a tremendous impact on our economy. the differences are real. we cannot turn our back on those. but the way in which...
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there is obviously pushed back because there is the deficits in the tax code. from your vantage point, what is the push back? host: i can speak more broadly to the issue. interestingly enough i get a lot of support, and it seems to be from across the spectrum to make the tax code flatter and fairer. when i tell mixed audiences that i support that kind of a flagging -- flattening, i get applause. where you get the push back when it comes to restructuring the tax code, it comes from all the different groups who are now favored in the tax code. there are lots of them. there are industry groups, yes. there are charity groups as well. there is the whole housing and mortgage industry that clearly has a piece of the tax code right now. so i think the way we're going to get this done, and i am speaking for myself, but the way we're going to get this done is to take a comprehensive approach to the tax code, personal and corporate or business tax rates need to be addressed. i think we can make brought progress, and there certainly has been discussion in the news that the
there is obviously pushed back because there is the deficits in the tax code. from your vantage point, what is the push back? host: i can speak more broadly to the issue. interestingly enough i get a lot of support, and it seems to be from across the spectrum to make the tax code flatter and fairer. when i tell mixed audiences that i support that kind of a flagging -- flattening, i get applause. where you get the push back when it comes to restructuring the tax code, it comes from all the...
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with his deficits of $1.2 trillion and $1.7 trillion every year, we'll get up to $2 trillion. we cannot afford to keep him. host: peter coy, any thoughts? guest: the first swon an effectual issue and the second one is an opinion. i agree with the caller on the factual one. when people say the resegended, they mean it in a very technical way. what they mean is that the g.d.p. and other key indicators, industrial production and so on, stopped going down at that point. if you look on the charts, you'll see that was the bottom, around june 2009, and then there was a rise since then. but remember, it's like if you fall down a well and then you start climbing out of the well, you're still down in the well for a long time and that's where we are now, somewhere down the well, not at the bottom anymore. technically we're growing but unemployment is unacceptably high. there's too much unused capacity both physical, you know, plant and equipment, and human, and what we want is a rapid, strong rebound and we haven't gotten it. i'm going to leave it there but i agree with the caller that,
with his deficits of $1.2 trillion and $1.7 trillion every year, we'll get up to $2 trillion. we cannot afford to keep him. host: peter coy, any thoughts? guest: the first swon an effectual issue and the second one is an opinion. i agree with the caller on the factual one. when people say the resegended, they mean it in a very technical way. what they mean is that the g.d.p. and other key indicators, industrial production and so on, stopped going down at that point. if you look on the charts,...
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to stop the spending of government and reduce the deficit as a way to solve it. that will be the fundamental debate of this election. in that regard, the cleanest measure of that -- if you could have your way, would you have a bigger government or a smaller government? that basically split this country 50/50. there really is an even difference of opinion when you get down to it. >> -- host: there is a difference of opinion concerning the federal government and local is government. here is the chart. guest: i find it is remarkable. the darker line is favorability of the federal government in washington. it is falling. we are at 33% right now. that is higher than the favorability rating of the congress, which is particularly low. what is remarkable to me is state and local governments have not suffered. there favorability rating dropped a bit when the downturn came in 2008 and when people got strapped in concern. they will hold somebody accountable. state and local governments are the governments that have had to deliver a lot of the deals. they have had to make a
to stop the spending of government and reduce the deficit as a way to solve it. that will be the fundamental debate of this election. in that regard, the cleanest measure of that -- if you could have your way, would you have a bigger government or a smaller government? that basically split this country 50/50. there really is an even difference of opinion when you get down to it. >> -- host: there is a difference of opinion concerning the federal government and local is government. here is...
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robert gleason, i will have you respond to the issue of taxes and the deficit. guest: people in america do not want to raise taxes. the way to get the deficit under control is to spend less money. we have been taxed enough. grover norquist does a good job. our governor said the same thing. stop spending. host: a democrat from pennsylvania is on the line. guest: my question is for -- caller: my question is for robert gleason. you said bob casey was an empty suit. pat toomey voted against a bill he helped write. how am i ever going to voted for republicans when they vote against a bill for political reasons? guest: i do not know about that bill. pat toomey is a strong supporter of veterans and jobs. he wants to stop spending money. that is why he was sent to washington, to get the costs under control. barack obama has us trillions of dollars in debt. we have had trillion dollar deficit. we cannot do this anymore. it is killing our country. that is why this election is between mitt romney, a businessman, who knows how to run an organization. guest: there are about
robert gleason, i will have you respond to the issue of taxes and the deficit. guest: people in america do not want to raise taxes. the way to get the deficit under control is to spend less money. we have been taxed enough. grover norquist does a good job. our governor said the same thing. stop spending. host: a democrat from pennsylvania is on the line. guest: my question is for -- caller: my question is for robert gleason. you said bob casey was an empty suit. pat toomey voted against a bill...
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they never cut the deficit. it's okay for him to lie to the public, but yet they're spewing all of this venom. they can't learn. i don't understand. it's just a hard core liberals that you can't change their views because it's just -- it's so ingrained in us. i don't think they should allow any media coverage at our convention at all. let them cover their convention, we'll cover ours. host: aside from the convention and the analysis of the various members in the media, were there things you saw in the convention that you would want to change? caller: -- well -- host: one of the callers said the convention should go on longer than three days. caller: i like the fact we did it for three day, we missed one day, if anything, maybe a little shorter. i don't really care about clint eastwood being on there, he's kind of -- we don't need it, it's not a celebrity contest. this is a fact contest. >> that's bob in plumbington, new jersey. we want to remind our viewers and listeners for all of our campaign coverage, convent
they never cut the deficit. it's okay for him to lie to the public, but yet they're spewing all of this venom. they can't learn. i don't understand. it's just a hard core liberals that you can't change their views because it's just -- it's so ingrained in us. i don't think they should allow any media coverage at our convention at all. let them cover their convention, we'll cover ours. host: aside from the convention and the analysis of the various members in the media, were there things you saw...
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these are folks who say they are for deficit reduction, yet they want to keep adding to the deficit by protecting only the wealthy. we need to make sure that everyone gets a fair shot at success and the american dream. host: we have henry on the line for democrats. michigan. caller: good morning. it is a pleasure to speak with you this morning. i am so thrilled to get in because i have had to endure a year of listening to people call and who say, i voted for barack obama of. i am so disappointed. i believe that is such a big lie. anybody who voted for president barack obama is thrilled because he has done a fantastic job. i do have a bone of contention to pick with the democrats. that is message discipline. words matter. we need to understand that we need to repudiate all of these the republicans are putting forth. there was a color that said barack obama had control of the house and senate the first two years he was in office. that is blatantly false. it has been perpetrated throughout his term. all i have to say it is in his first two years, he has a 60- vote would to independents. o
these are folks who say they are for deficit reduction, yet they want to keep adding to the deficit by protecting only the wealthy. we need to make sure that everyone gets a fair shot at success and the american dream. host: we have henry on the line for democrats. michigan. caller: good morning. it is a pleasure to speak with you this morning. i am so thrilled to get in because i have had to endure a year of listening to people call and who say, i voted for barack obama of. i am so...
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the deficit is the biggest problem we have. we have $80 billion going out of our country every month to pay the interest on our debt. guest: there was a time when ron paul did not get much media coverage. now, he gets a lot. i read stories about him every day. there was one this morning i read when i got up. he was in 20 televised debates among candidates said he was a factor in those. ron paul 's views have become well known. he says he can cut one trillion dollars out of the federal budget his first year. he wants to get rid of the the reserve. he has very controversial isolationist views on foreign policy so i think he would've had a complaint a few months ago about ron paul being ignored by the media, but he has forced his way in. host: here is a story in the "washington journal" -- policies convention fight as best bet. i do not know if you saw the story this morning about legalizing marijuana. jim tweets -- would mr. barns support legalization of marijuana? guest: i like pat robertson. i disagree with him on this. legaliz
the deficit is the biggest problem we have. we have $80 billion going out of our country every month to pay the interest on our debt. guest: there was a time when ron paul did not get much media coverage. now, he gets a lot. i read stories about him every day. there was one this morning i read when i got up. he was in 20 televised debates among candidates said he was a factor in those. ron paul 's views have become well known. he says he can cut one trillion dollars out of the federal budget...
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i'm not a deficit hawk. people on both sides do bothwell. i don't understand the fuss about raising the age qualification for social security are medicare. and plead with the caps -- simply lift the caps. franklin roosevelt to not want to be called a socialist. if we just lived in those caps, we would delay -- i can remember the exact numbers. for several decades, anyway. i think that would be less painful than raising the qualified age. medicare is the toughest because of health care costs have been skyrocketing. our country's health care cost is rising faster than any other industrial nation. we don't have much coronation. obamacare had to be cobbled together to appease everybody. we have it and we should be focusing on ways to make our health care more efficient and i think we will. these are all tough problems but they need to be handled. being president is like playing three-dimensional chess. maybe four dimensions. caller: thank you, c-span. is the last year, didn't the president give over $1 trillion in cuts? the caller blamed him for
i'm not a deficit hawk. people on both sides do bothwell. i don't understand the fuss about raising the age qualification for social security are medicare. and plead with the caps -- simply lift the caps. franklin roosevelt to not want to be called a socialist. if we just lived in those caps, we would delay -- i can remember the exact numbers. for several decades, anyway. i think that would be less painful than raising the qualified age. medicare is the toughest because of health care costs...
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i am going to cut the deficit in half -- he has almost doubled it. i'm going to stop the patriot act -- he has actually expanded eight pit we are gettin -- expanded it. we are getting grannies patted down at the airport. let's talk about obamacare. does anybody focus on the reality that obama in 2014 will have his health advisory panel, 15 and selected appointees, that will be able to dictate to the american people what they can and cannot receive as far as health care is concerned? they can pass legislation without congressional authority. that is a blatant violation of our constitution. he is essentially setting up a dictatorship. host: all right, that is anna in maryland on our support mitt romney mind up next, roberta. tell us about your experience early voting. caller: i voted for mr. obama. host: how early do they open up the polls in ohio? was it crowded? caller: it was very crowded, there were lines of people. it of pretty quick. host: i apologize, i'm getting you of course, but we've heard in the past about the voting machines in ohio. are y
i am going to cut the deficit in half -- he has almost doubled it. i'm going to stop the patriot act -- he has actually expanded eight pit we are gettin -- expanded it. we are getting grannies patted down at the airport. let's talk about obamacare. does anybody focus on the reality that obama in 2014 will have his health advisory panel, 15 and selected appointees, that will be able to dictate to the american people what they can and cannot receive as far as health care is concerned? they can...
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obama, the only thing i'm not happy about with him is the budget, the deficit. in my personal household, a truck driver. my wife is x military. the combined total dollar is just barely cutting it. we have to cut back on a lot of stuff where he feels everything has to be done. get more money, get it done. we will pay for it later. that will put us in the situation where greece is. i just heard you guys say a half hour ago or so that it is $120,000 per household. a few years ago it was only $15,000 per household. that is almost a two-year salary for me. how is our country going to get out of this mess if we do not stop with these feel-good projects? i understand these -- people's decisions that they do. they fall behind and they need help. i understand that. the truly poor, fine. but the people who made bad decisions and expect somebody else to bail them out need to stop. the president is just bailing everybody out, with the joerres corp., whether your wall street, whether you are -- whether you are a corp., wall street, or an individual that fell behind. host: ar
obama, the only thing i'm not happy about with him is the budget, the deficit. in my personal household, a truck driver. my wife is x military. the combined total dollar is just barely cutting it. we have to cut back on a lot of stuff where he feels everything has to be done. get more money, get it done. we will pay for it later. that will put us in the situation where greece is. i just heard you guys say a half hour ago or so that it is $120,000 per household. a few years ago it was only...
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we looked at the budget deficit and debt. we looked at mortgage rates. some things are much better. mortgage rates are down to 3.9%. 10 or 15 years ago, who could have ever imagined mortgage rates that low? other numbers have not gone so well. unemployment is still high. 8.2% most recently. peaked at 9.7 in january 2010 the way we calculate it it. it is interesting charge. we shaded it different ways so you can see what has improved and what has not. host: let's go to brian on the democratic line. you are on with bill adair. go ahead, bill. caller: good morning, c-span. i recently read in a magazine that politifact and your nearest competitor had listed in general press the of statements and almost seven out of 10 pants on fire were given to republicans as opposed to democrats? isn't that true? guest: i can honestly say i do not keep score. asking me that question is sort of like asking an umpire who is out at home more, the yankees or the red sox? i do not know. we look at everything independently. our goal is not to sort of pain one party or the other as telling more falsehoods, b
we looked at the budget deficit and debt. we looked at mortgage rates. some things are much better. mortgage rates are down to 3.9%. 10 or 15 years ago, who could have ever imagined mortgage rates that low? other numbers have not gone so well. unemployment is still high. 8.2% most recently. peaked at 9.7 in january 2010 the way we calculate it it. it is interesting charge. we shaded it different ways so you can see what has improved and what has not. host: let's go to brian on the democratic...
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obama for the rising federal deficit. but to mention mr. romney explicitly and the funding and serves several but candidates traditionally have filled themselves. from new york, francine is on our independent line. should mitt romney release more of his tax returns? caller: yes. i am from new york. the reason i believe mitt romney -- it was the same thing with hillary clinton when she was running. president mitt romney has the same problem. he has got to separate his and come from his wife's. she is not running for president. also deal with the restatement from his olympics campaign. so there was that problem. mitt romney a's tax return is not an easy form or you have one or two w2's and no income or expenses. there is a problem. i am not for mitt romney. for other reasons. but i still believe that mitt romney, showing people how you can restate and,, like someone complaining about timothy geithner who i was complaining about. about not being able to do his taxes. at the bottom line is that things get complicated. the tax code needs reform.
obama for the rising federal deficit. but to mention mr. romney explicitly and the funding and serves several but candidates traditionally have filled themselves. from new york, francine is on our independent line. should mitt romney release more of his tax returns? caller: yes. i am from new york. the reason i believe mitt romney -- it was the same thing with hillary clinton when she was running. president mitt romney has the same problem. he has got to separate his and come from his wife's....
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he knows it is time to call for -- >> deficit hawkman. mild-mannered by day, paul ryan becomes a hero by night, with his bold, brave, republican arian -- republicanarianism, cutting taxes for rich people. more than money. more than george w. bishop. the deficit will be toast in -- in -- 30 years or so. -- more than george w. bush. guest: our first call comes from east canton, conn. -- east hampton, connecticut. caller: i would like to ask these cartoonists if there is some way to get ideas for cartoons to them. you know, like, political cartoons or whatever. i am not a cartoonist. i am a retired electronics technician. i consider myself a joke public -- joe public. i can describe what i see probably pretty much over the phone. host: where do your ideas come from? do you ever take solicitations? do you take suggestions from readers? guest: generally, i do not because my cartoons are my opinion. my ideas -- where do ideas come from? speaking personally, i think that if you do carton's long enough, you develop a way of thinking about the new
he knows it is time to call for -- >> deficit hawkman. mild-mannered by day, paul ryan becomes a hero by night, with his bold, brave, republican arian -- republicanarianism, cutting taxes for rich people. more than money. more than george w. bishop. the deficit will be toast in -- in -- 30 years or so. -- more than george w. bush. guest: our first call comes from east canton, conn. -- east hampton, connecticut. caller: i would like to ask these cartoonists if there is some way to get...
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because president clinton took the deficit everybody was talking about and made it surplus and all of a sudden, george bush is spending $37 billion this month to iraq and $47 billion this month and all of a sudden, obama gets all the -- you know, and i vote for the person with charactered and vote. host: put it in the form of a question. caller: what happened? guest: the supreme court hasn't had a lot of antitrust cases. whatever you said about consolidation is probably not blamable on the supreme court. i think you correctly say that the department of justice has been less active than it was decades ago in going after consolidation through antitrust actions. although i should say that just some weeks ago, the justice department did take issue with apple and some publishers getting together to -- the justice department would say control prices. host: let me go back to the other issue i had posted to the caller from montana about immigration because when you talk about outside forces in politics, that is also the concern of outsiders coming into this country and that is, i guess, the c
because president clinton took the deficit everybody was talking about and made it surplus and all of a sudden, george bush is spending $37 billion this month to iraq and $47 billion this month and all of a sudden, obama gets all the -- you know, and i vote for the person with charactered and vote. host: put it in the form of a question. caller: what happened? guest: the supreme court hasn't had a lot of antitrust cases. whatever you said about consolidation is probably not blamable on the...